These three little words can be so encouraging and empowering, but it’s what you do with them that will make a difference! Have you stopped multi-tasking long enough to think about what you are doing on a daily basis for yourself? If you have, I bet you realize that when you devote time to improving yourself or even allowing yourself a break… it affects you, those around you, your quality of life and your career.
Invest in your health… so that you feel better physically! Eat the right foods, exercise, get enough sleep, and take a few moments just to “chill,” or do what ‘grounds’ you and rejuvenates you.
Invest in your finances… invest the time to understand your finances! Then you can give to others, and yes, give to yourself! Consider setting aside monthly funds for a long term investment or maybe even a short term investment.
Invest in your career… pursue continuing education! Think about what tools you have in your toolbox and how you can learn more, develop new or existing skills to advance your career, and always build your personal and professional network!
I am not saying to become “self centered” in an arrogant way, but become “self centric” so that you feel good about yourself. When you feel good about yourself, you feel and look better and exude confidence in your actions and decisions. Often this will allow you to be proactive rather than reactive to situations, which is key in the changing economy and today’s workplace. You will find those moments of “peacefulness” to simply be still, reflect and relax. Why is this important? So that you can be happier!
So, you may be wondering, “This is an EWTG newsletter and where is she going with this?” EWTG provides its members with professional development opportunities all year ‘round to give everyone the chance to “Invest in Yourself.” After all, having a career that you enjoy is an awesome goal to attain and wonderful place to be!
If you are receiving this EWTG newsletter, CONGRATULATIONS, you’ve already taken the first step towards investing in yourself simply by joining EWTG! Let’s take a look at what EWTG offers to help you invest in yourself even more:
You really can’t beat our membership dues: $50 annual dues for state employees and employees of higher education, $100 dues for public (governmental entities)/private members and $25 dues for retirees.
EWTG hosts monthly professional development luncheons held at the Austin Woman’s Club with a luncheon keynote to members at $20 (non-members $25).
EWTG hosts monthly informal training Mini-Courses at the Carver Library at no cost but you can opt to purchase pizza, salad, and bottled water for $10.
EWTG throughout the year offers the following opportunities for FREE or with a minimal charge to members:
- Mentoring and peer support through Executive Success Team (EST) membership;
- Polishing your leadership skills by participating on a volunteer committee;
- Joining other members and friends for educational events;
- Volunteering for a Community Service activity;
- Connecting with other members at membership socials; and,
- The opportunity to apply for scholarships which provide financial support for formal education and training courses.
And the benefits of membership don’t stop there! Each November, EWTG offers our Annual Professional Development Conference with a discounted rate for early registration and an additional discounted rate for EWTG members. (See Tanya’s article in this newsletter for more conference details!)
EWTG provides endless opportunities for you to invest in yourself; you can’t refute the Return on Investment you can achieve with EWTG on your side!
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